From Israel Kacar
Ural owl
Sunday evening I get a call from a friend: Israel, there's an owl sitting in our bush, come quickly..."
Shortly before sunset, off I go - and there's an Ural owl (goosebumps included).
This species has not been seen in NRW (North Rhine-Westphalia) before... The location is not disclosed in this regard.
Original German Text
Habichtskauz
Sonntag abends bekomme ich einen Anruf von einem Freund: „Israel bei uns im Busch sitzt ne Eule komm schnell..." Kurz vor Sonnenuntergang zack los - und siehe da ein Habichtskauz (Gänsehaut inbegriffen) Diese Art wurde in NRW so noch nicht gesehen ... Der Standort wird diesbezüglich nicht bekannt gemacht!
Canon eos 90d mit Sigma 150-600 ISO 5000 200mm f9 1/150s
I know near nothing about German geography, and google tells me Munster if likely from the Latin for monastery, but as a horror movie fan, Munsterland is a very awesome name, and I wish I was from Munsterland. Also a fan of Muenster cheese, though wikipedia says that is from the Vosges mountains in Alsace, so nearby, but does not sound like the same exact Munster.
You're right about the origin, but as there were monasterys all around Europe, there are a lot of places named after them: Münster, Munster, München (Munich), Monaco and others.
It's the Münster im Westphalia, where 1648 the peace treaties ending the 30 Year's War were signed and the (close by) Netherlands were recognised as a state. Flat landscape, sparesly populated for German standards, a lot of fields and meadows, and only few wood.
'* Munster in Alsace, France is about 600 km south from Münster in Westphalia, Germany. So 'nearby' is relative.
I looked it up again, and now I have no idea what I was comparing it to earlier, so yeah, not exactly neighbors! 😅
There is also a small town named Munster in the Lüneburg Heath region in Lower Saxony, about 250 km north east, where the armed forces have their largest training areas.
You have taught me a lot today! 😀
You're welcome. 😀